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Biden demands de-escalation from Israel amid growing pressure

Published on: May 20, 2021
09:34

Washington, May 20 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden on Wednesday told his Israeli counterpart Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he expected a significant de-escalation on the path to a cease-fire in Gaza, amid growing domestic and international pressure.

Haiti okeyed AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

Published on: May 20, 2021
09:14

Port-au-Prince, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Haiti passed immunization against Covid-19 with the British AstraZeneca vaccine candidate, following scuttlebutts about Government´s alleged rejection, official sources reported.

Haitian organization favors summit amidst political crisis

Published on: May 19, 2021
17:35

Port-au-Prince, May 19 (Prensa Latina) The Force Louverturienne Reformiste called for a national summit capable of clarifying the current political disputes and prevent Haiti from sinking into chaos, according to a statement released on Wednesday.

Japan’s GDP shrinks

Published on: May 19, 2021
00:30

Tokyo, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Official statistics show that Japan's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shrank 1.3 percent in the first three months of 2021, compared to the fourth trimester of last year.

Attack on Afghan school deemed genocide

Published on: May 17, 2021
14:20

Kabul, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Survivors of Monday's bomb attack on an Afghan school in a Daht-e-Barchi district, in this capital, demanded that the crime be deemed as a genocide.

Over 70 fr lawmakers call for a unity gov’t in Haiti

Published on: May 15, 2021
12:35

Port-au-Prince, May 15 (Prensa Latina) A group of 74 former Haitian parlamentarians has called for the formation of a national unity government and denounced the climate of insecurity in the country, local media reported on Saturday.

Cuba to modify trade of agricultural products

Published on: May 13, 2021
13:54

Havana, May 13 (Prensa Latina ) Modifications to the policy of agricultural products' trade will begin to operate in Cuba as of June 4, authorities from the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) said on Thursday.

Nepal’s President orders formation of a new government

Published on: May 10, 2021
15:31

Kathmandu, May 10 (Prensa Latina) Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari asked the country's political parties to form a majority government, after Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli lost on Monday a confidence motion in Parliament.

Colombian Government’s decision against Cuba condemned in France

Published on: May 8, 2021
08:36

Paris, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Edilberto Muñoz, a member of the Colombia Humana movement, condemned in Paris on Saturday the decision adopted by the Government of President Ivan Duque to expel a Cuban diplomat in the context of strongly repressed social protests in the South American country.

Lebanon at risk of total outage

Published on: May 7, 2021
09:10

Beirut, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Lebanon is today at risk of total blackout due to the emergency of scraping up US million to buy fuel, The Daily Star reported today.

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